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Keke Palmer opened up about her son's most recent milestone
Palmer, 32, shares son Leo, 2, with her ex-boyfriend, Darius Jackson
Palmer caught up with PEOPLE exclusively at the premiere of her new Peacock series, The 'Burbs, in L.A.
Keke Palmershared her son's most recent milestonex and opened up about how watching him grow has changed her approach to adulthood.
Palmer, 32, recently caught up with PEOPLE exclusively at the L.A. premiere of her new Peacock series, the dark comedyThe 'Burbs.During the conversation, the star opened up about raising her 2-year-old son,Leodis "Leo" Andrellton, whom she shares with exDarius Jackson.
"The [most recent] milestones would be my son talking," Palmer shared.
"The process of seeing him grow from being a little baby that didn't speak to having words, opinions and a personality is incredible," she added.
She continued, "He's teaching me — most importantly, I think — just how to relax and how to live, you know what I mean? Like when you see your kid, it really is a mirror to you with your own life, but you're able to give them … what you need to give to yourself. So it's been a real blessing."
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"My son is everything to me, you know?" she continued.
As for how she's currentlybalancing work and motherhood, Palmer jokes, "There actually are three of me."
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"It's a lot," she tells PEOPLE. "I feel like after [having] my son, I've become even more intentional with what I choose to do, how I choose to spare my time, you know? I love everything that I do, but I think [I'm] always conscious to have a good team, to make sure that I can handle it all, and be able to organize it, 'cause it is a lot, but I do love it."
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Palmer previously opened up about the challenges of being a single working mom in a heartfeltInstagrampost shared in October 2025, which featured a video of her holding Leo.
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"This is to all my mother's doing it on their own," the actress wrote in the post's caption. "Not as a moment of pity or as a badge of hardship because being a mother is difficult, period. I just want to acknowledge you! It has been a really hard week for me and I honestly try very hard not to make TOO personal of posts."
At the premiere ofThe 'Burbs,Palmer also revealed that she was "excited" to take on the role of Samira — a woman who has just had a baby — in the series, because it tapped into some of her own experiences as a mom.
"It was actually kind of cathartic, because, well, the things that Samira was going through, even with her relationship and how that was impacted by having a child, and then postpartum and how, you know, you're trying to process things [while also being] so porous because you just [had] this human. I really related to a lot of that — and the horror behind it," she explained.
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